Curcumin update: What about Theracurmin?
byI’m going to try to make this a quick post… partly to see if I’m capable of doing a quick post. (I’ve had some…
Supplements
Supplement Truths: Caught between Offit and Oz
byOn June 8th, this article appeared in the New York Times, spoiling an otherwise beautiful morning: For some reason, the Times gave Paul Offit,…
Quick Hit: CAN WE AVOID A HANGOVER?
byObviously, the answer is Yes, we can easily avoid a hangover, by sticking to water, club soda and tea. But at a recent fundraiser…
Multivitamins reduce cancer risk in large trial!
byThere was some big news in this week’s issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA): results were published1 from the To If…
Curcumin: Not all brands are created equal!
byWhat is Curcumin? Curcumin is the yellow pigment in the spice turmuric. It’s derived from the root of the plant Curcuma longa, the root…
Can A Pill Make You Smarter??
byI WANT MY NZT! Limitless was my favorite movie last year. For those of you who missed it, Bradley Cooper used his chemically enhanced…
Does Vitamin E cause prostate cancer?
by(The essay below was written for PhysioAge patients in response to the SELECT trial. As such, it is not as “engaging” as a typical…
Is Your Multivitamin Doing More Harm Than Good?
byLate in 2011, the Iowa Women’s Health study published a paper saying that taking a multivitamin may in fact be detrimental in older women….
ASTAXANTHIN: King of the Carotenoids
byCarotenoids are a family of natural fat-soluble nutrients important for antioxidant defense. You’ve probably heard of some of them: beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin. If…